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Best time to visit Tripoli

April is the best time to visit Tripoli for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from May to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking April comfort 93/100
A beach holiday June sea 25 °C
The least cloud July 5 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 0 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 15 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 April 93 21 °C 6 61
2 May 93 25 °C 3 88
3 November 92 21 °C 8 72
4 October 88 27 °C 6 94
5 June 82 28 °C 0 100
6 March 80 18 °C 9 39
7 September 77 29 °C 2 97
8 July 73 30 °C 0 96
9 December 72 17 °C 12 40
10 August 71 30 °C 0 93
11 February 67 16 °C 11 27
12 January 61 15 °C 14 23

For a beach holiday

June scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from May to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 18 °C 15 °C 46 % 23
February 17 °C 16 °C 46 % 27
March 17 °C 18 °C 41 % 39
April 18 °C 21 °C 35 % 61
May 21 °C 25 °C 23 % 88
June 25 °C 28 °C 7 % 100
July 27 °C 30 °C 5 % 96
August 28 °C 30 °C 7 % 93
September 28 °C 29 °C 11 % 97
October 26 °C 27 °C 26 % 94
November 23 °C 21 °C 37 % 72
December 20 °C 17 °C 46 % 40

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 14 wet days and highs near 15 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 15.2 °C 145 mm 46 %
February 15.9 °C 127 mm 46 %
March 18.3 °C 94 mm 41 %
April 21.4 °C 39 mm 35 %
May 24.9 °C 17 mm 23 %
June 27.8 °C 2 mm 7 %
July 29.9 °C under 1 mm 5 %
August 30.3 °C under 1 mm 7 %
September 29.1 °C 7 mm 11 %
October 26.5 °C 44 mm 26 %
November 21.5 °C 88 mm 37 %
December 17.1 °C 140 mm 46 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.